• 1999’s Proposition 200, (linked here) triggered a “Northern Colorado Truck Mobility Study” and the City subsequently pursued “non-route based strategies, due to the lack of an alternative route (linked here.) 

• In 2006, parts of Douglas were re-designated from “major collector” to “minor arterial” (see page 19 linked here). Douglas Rd now has two designations in county documentation, “Minor Arterial” and “Major Collector.” 

• The arterial definition on page 3 of the 2006 Larimer County Transportation Plan (linked here) states that an arterial is designated as such when “any roadway with a possibility of requiring widening to four lanes.” It is based not on residents' will or actual usage, but instead by width of road. 

• In 2014, city and county officials allowed heavy trucks on Douglas due to the Hwy 287 widening project starting. Residents were told trucks would be disallowed at the competition of the 287 project but this didn’t happen.

• In 2017,  Larimer County officials raised the weight limit for Douglas Road to accommodate the Martin Marietta asphalt plant on Taft Rd. There is no formal notice or County documentation online on this decision, and no notice was given to residents and calls were ignored. Prior to this, the road was in fine condition; the increase in truck traffic brought significant deterioration.

• The 2017 Larimer County Transportation Master Plan (linked here) does not mention Douglas Road only in the addition of a traffic signal at Hwy 1; there is no mention of designation, vehicle weight, or vehicle length.

• The 2018 review in anticipation of the Thornton Pipeline is the first mention of widening Douglas (notably without asking the community) (linked here)

• The 2018 discussion on Montava in which roads staff says “Most roadways are public facilities and are generally open to all types of traffic. Especially roadways designated as arterials are not typically restricted in terms of truck traffic.) (page 4, linked here.) 

• The 2019 Larimer County Comprehensive Plan (Linked here) makes no mention of Douglas Road.

• Although (apparently) Mark Peterson, Larimer County Engineer, says Douglas is a “major arterial,” there is no mention of this designation in any County documents or any formal change.

• Increased throughway traffic to Poudre Canyon due to extensive growth around the AB plant and in Timnath means we must do everything we can to protect families, homeowners, natural habitat, and bird species.

• Per Clint Jones, “any truck can travel on Douglas Road.” It seems that Larimer County doesn’t designate truck Routes (there are no notable mentions of “truck route”defined or used in the Larimer County documents).